Ritual Dagger

16th century

5.8 cm 33 cm 5.8 cm

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Originally the "phur-bu" was probably a simple peg used to secure tent ropes to the ground. No doubt the ability of the peg to pierce gave rise to the expression, "kilaya kilaya," (pierce, pierce) often a component of tantric mantras along with "han han," (destroy, destroy) or...

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John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore; given to Walters Art Museum, 2002.
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